Philip and the Fortune Teller (9781619501317) (8 page)

“But three came true! I just showed you. What
are you talking about? No,
four
came true! I wished for a
circus ticket and got it.”

“You said you didn’t really wish. The gypsy
told
you you wished it.”

“I
did
want to see the circus. I told
you he read my mind. No,
five!
You wished for a circus
ticket, and you got one!”

“You didn’t hear me wish anything, did you?
You were standing right next to me.”

“You wished it before we went there. You know
you did. When you found out I had a ticket. Right? Remember?”

Philip knew he did, so he only shrugged.

Emery began walking again, moaning over and
over, “We wasted our wishes.”

Philip wanted to argue about the wishes, but
Emery’s counting all the wishes that seemed to come true stopped
him, and as they walked and Philip listened to Emery moaning about
their lost wishes, he began to wonder whether he hadn’t wasted the
greatest opportunity of his life.

The End

John Paulits is a former teacher who lives in
New York City and Brigantine, New Jersey. He has published numerous
other novels both for adults (THE MYSTERY OF CHARLES DICKENS;
HOBSON'S PLANET; LANYON FOR HIRE) and children. PHILIP AND THE
FORTUNE TELLER is John's eighth Philip novel for Gypsy Shadow.
Information about all of John's books can be found at his
website.

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